The UK must act and start demanding a permanent #CeasefireNOW A refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza has been hit by an Israeli air strike. Reports show scenes of unimaginable horror and devastation. Join our calls and demand a #CeasefireNow - lnkd.in/gQyNn2Ky #AllEyesOnRafah

🗳️#UKGE2024 is on the way. A future UK gov must support local peacebuilders. Join our call➡️peacedirect.org/sign-up/electi… Hear more from local peacebuilders: peacestartshere.world #PeaceStartsHere

Western officials and aid workers focusing on Sudan are horrified by the lack of international attention and resources the conflict is receiving—particularly compared to the global response to Sudan in 2006, FP’s Robbie Gramer writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/28/sud…

Incredibly proud of our work at Peace Direct. #ceasefirenow

📣 UK Citizens: Election Day is fast approaching! 10 local peacebuilders have spent the past year telling us exactly what they need from any future government. 📋Pledge your support and stay in the loop: peacedirect.org/sign-up/electi… #UKGE2024 #PeaceStartsHere

African CSOs now understand that silence is no longer an option 🤐. In this article Rotimi Olawale from youthhubafrica talks about the value of cross-thematic CSO platforms in Africa and why we need to speak as a united voices in the work to #ShiftThePower and the power of numbers

Today we remember the 72 men, women and children taken from us at Grenfell Tower 7 years ago. With time, those responsible hope we will all forget. Join us this evening at the Notting Hill Methodist Church at 6pm to show them we won’t 💚

💚7 years.

this also seems relevant: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#GE2024: As wars rage on & local peacebuilders struggle to access flexible, untied funding: what will the next #UK government do to ensure peace funding directly reaches those closest to the conflict? 🧵 1/4

Small enough to fit in one room, the entire Peace Direct team busy building our new organisational strategy. Who would have thought it could be so much fun! #thisispeacebuilding #shiftthepower #peace

glad to work for an org that takes my safety seriously. even if the rumours aren’t true, the mere fact of them is distressing — to say the least

Walthamstow tonight ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 This is what a mass movement against the far right looks like WFSUTR #StandUpToRacism

I spent so much of my day today worrying, anxious. But 8pm has come around and so far it looks like mostly anti-racist demonstrations. People coming together. It matters.

Hi come be my colleague 💕

The attacks in Lebanon are nothing short of terrifying. Another excuse to punish and terrorise innocent civilians and children. Plotted months in advanced. Completely horrific.

🚨 Urgent Action Needed to Save Lives in Sudan🚨 We are calling for an urgent ceasefire in El Fasher, #Sudan. The humanitarian crisis is deepening, and civilians are in danger. International action is needed NOW. Read our full statement here: peacedirect.org/Sudan-statement

i’m convening a lil something something at the vm this month to celebrate and commemorate black history month. 23rd october — save the date!

A friend hit the nail on the head yesterday: probably the most exhausting thing right now is needing to pretend we’re okay to keep things moving. How are we supposed to be anything but devastated. Yet trying, pushing on with the mundanity of daily life anyway.

The war in Lebanon is awakening old prejudices and testing the ideals of a new generation that rose up against the country’s ruling elites in 2019, writes Miguel Flores Hormigo for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sect…